Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -8,409 kt in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Nigeria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded -8,409 kt for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Nigeria peaked at -8,409 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -8,424 kt, in 2016.
Nigeria ranks 192nd of 223 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -8,415 kt | — |
| 1991 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -8,415 kt | +0.0% |
| 2002 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -8,424 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | -8,424 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -8,424 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -8,424 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -8,424 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -8,409 kt | -0.2% |
| 2022 | -8,409 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -8,409 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -8,409 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -8,409 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -8,415 kt | -8,415 kt | -8,415 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -8,415 kt | -8,415 kt | -8,415 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -8,418 kt | -8,424 kt | -8,415 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -8,412 kt | -8,424 kt | -8,409 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More climate change data for Nigeria
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 66,810 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 24,814 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,996 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 93.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,500 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 22,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,322 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 27.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 547.2 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Nigeria?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Nigeria was -8,409 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was -8,409 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -8,424 kt in 2016.
- How does Nigeria rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Nigeria ranks 192nd out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).